Design for a Candelabrum, Luigi Righetti, Italian, 1780 - 1819, Pen and black ink, brush and gray, brown wash, yellow watercolor, black chalk on white laid paper, A design for a single candelabrum. At the bottom, lions, crouching on a base, support a pavilion, on the volutes of which are seated two female figures: 'Strength,' at left and 'Faith,' at right. At the center stands a Papal escutcheon. On top of the dome stands a capital, supporting a sphere. The sphere is surrounded by a band with St. John the Evangelist, St. Paul, St. Peter, another saint with a book, and St. Mark, and is topped by clouds with the Dove and cherubim. From the clouds rises a balustrade, in a circle of winged female figures. The balustrade supports the bowl, form which festoons are suspended, and the socket., Under the base line is an inscription and scale., Italy, 1800–1815, metalwork, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Candelabrum, Luigi Righetti, Italian, 1780 - 1819, Pen, black ink, brush, gray, brown wash, yellow watercolor, black chalk, white laid paper, design, single candelabrum, bottom, lions, crouching, base, support, pavilion, volutes, seated two female figures, 'Strength, ', left, 'Faith, ', right, center stands, Papal escutcheon, top, dome stands, capital, supporting, sphere, sphere, surrounded, band, St, John, Evangelist, St, Paul, St, Peter, another saint, book, St, Mark, topped, clouds, Dove, cherubim, clouds rises, balustrade, circle, winged female figures, balustrade supports, bowl, form, festoons, suspended, socket, Under, base line, inscription, scale, Italy, 1800–1815, metalwork, Drawing, Drawing
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